ATLANTA — The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention has reported that this year's multistate outbreak of salmonella was linked to contact with live poultry in backyard flocks.
The outbreak was the largest number of illnesses linked to contact with backyard poultry ever recorded.
The illnesses started on dates ranging from Jan. 4, 2016, to Sept. 10, 2016.
CDC, multiple states and USDA's Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service investigated eight separate outbreaks of human salmonella infections affecting 895 people in 48 states.
Epidemiologic, traceback and laboratory findings linked the eight outbreaks to contact with live poultry, such as. . .
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